Kijura town council has passed budget estimates of 383,199,853 shillings for the financial year 2010/2012 under the theme improved service delivery and sustainable development.

Presenting the budget before council yesterday the mayor kijura town council William Manyindo Nayera said that shillings 39,412,350 will be locally raised while Uganda shillings 343,787,503 will be got from the central government transfers.

The mayor disclosed that unlike the previous financial year, the town council will not have start up fund and the graduated tax compensation which he says will greatly impact on the town council operations.

He explained that the 2011/2012 budget has introduced a monthly facilitation allowance for the town council speaker and deputy mayor of shillings 40,000 and 30,000 respectively because of their day today supplementary activities to the office of the mayor.

The budget also set aside 3 million shilling for gazzeting and grading creating a taxi park and boda boda stages that will thereafter be sources of local revenue.

By Rogers Sunday